ost ks ors ity A. I er ess St. Luke'sEpiscopal Rector Rev. Watts Tenders Resigna'n The Rev. William J. Watts, tor of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, here, for the past four years has resigned his charge ef- fective March 15 it was announced Wednesday. Rev, Watts, who is also rector of St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Mission, Elizabethtown, has accept- ad a call to the Episcopal church at Bloomsburg. Rev. Watts came here from Lock Haven. rec- DO Wee DRIVER ABANDONS CAR AFTER CRASH NEAR TOWN For twenty-four hours State Po- lice waited for the owner of an au- tomobile wrecked early Monday in a collision with a truck near town, to appear and claim the wreckage. State Policeman John Amour said that the operator jumped un- hurt from the wreckage and con- versed with Edward Murphy driver of the truck. He then disappeared in another automobile after its oe- cupants had helped him push the wreckage from the highway. New Methods Of Fighting Fire Bombs Fire Chief Ray Myers outlined today the latest method of fighting fire bombs approved by the U, S. Office of Civilian Defense. “Every- one must know what to do in case of an air attack,” said the Chiaf, “not only so we can fire da- mage as low as possible, but also so we can all face such emergency with calmness and self-confidence. Panic is the only thing to be afraid of.” “The 2-pound magnesium bomb is the type military authorities expect will be used,” the Chief con tinued, “and, depending upon con- ditions when you find a bomb, usefy either sand or water spray on it. Wait about a minute before attack-{; ... . ATwn to Page 2) mss ll Qf ree CLAIR JOHNSON, TOWN, HELD ON FRAUD CHARGE Clair Johnson, 207 East Main St, this boro, was arrested Tues. night by Chief of Police Elmer Zerphey on a warrant issued by Alderman Wetzel, charging fraudulent conver- sion. He posted bail for a hearing. Prosecution was brought by C. Pirmin Burger, of Burger's Music Store, Lancaster, who alleges John- son purchased a guitar valued at $20, on the installment plan and lat- er pawned the instrument before completing the payments, The Affairs At Florin For Past Week Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wagen- bach, Mrs, Charles Ruhl and daugh- ter, Doris, and Mrs, Appley, of Mar- ietta, called at Albert Millers, at Kreadyville and George Wagen- bachs at Silver Spring. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Snavely, of Landisville, spent Friday evening with Mr, and Mrs. Harry Leedom. Mrs. Ralph Mumper will celebrate her birthday on Sunday. Mrs. David Wagenbach and Mrs. Wm. Zink, of Columbia, spent Wed- nesday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mower, of Philadelphia spent the week-end with H. W. Buller and family. Mrs. Walter Diller, of Lancaster, visited J. W. McCauley on Tuesday. Max Nentwig and family moved into ‘their property on Wood Street. Joann Melhorn celebrated her first birthday on Wednesday, Mar. 11th, Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Schlegelmilch, Mr. and Mrs, Seigrist and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schegel- mileh and daughter, spent the week-end at the hunting camp at Huntingdon County. Miss Dolly Leedom celebrated her birthday on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rider and sons of Lebanon, and Mr. & Mrs. Court- (Turn to page 6) OE FLORIN PROPERTY SOLD Mr. Samuel T. Becker bought the property on Church street owned by his father, Samuel K. Becker, sold at public sale on Saturday for $3550.00. Auctioneer George Vogle called the sale, MOST UP-TO-THE-MINUTE The Mount Joy Bulletin WEEKLY | LANCASTE Local Defense Committee Has Changed Its Time and Method of Collecting Salvage Here and at F R COUNTY VOL. XLI, NO. 2 Mot Tov; Pe a., March 12, 1942 $1. 50 « a Year in Advance 30 Rotarians Attended Luncheon Thirty Rotarians attended the wezkly luncheon on Tuesday, to- gether with four visiting members. Norman J. Kirk, of Lancaster, James H. Buchanan, of Lakewood. N. J, O. H. Schwanger and W. W. Mundorf, of Elizabethtown; and' two guests, Mri W. L. Keith, guest) of Mr. Clyde Gerberich and Jno. S. Frey, Marietta, guest of Mr. James Buchanan, The speaker was Mr. Ben Ferrier, United States formost canoeman. Lecturer, Wildlife Technician, Pho- tcgrapher and Educator. Mr. Ferrier has traveled more 31,500 miles by canoe, guiding some one hundred fourteen canoe trips through the wilds of Canada, the Hudson Bay Country and Alaska. He is internationally known as a naturalist and guide. Certainly no man has a broader knowledge of the lakes and streams, the wild, the Indian lore, and travel by canoe in the Great Northwast. rs ll A “BUD” LEEDOM, AGED 12, DISLOCATED HIS COLLAR BONE “Bad” Leedom, 12-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Earl Leedom, on East Main street, was painfully in- jured last Friday during gym class. He slipped while executing a jump and landed on his shoulder, dislo- cating the collar bone. He was ad- mitted to St. Joseph's Hospital at Lancaster, where he is a patient at this time. ‘No Change” In TNT Plant Plans Here Folks throughout this section will be interested to know that ir- respective of rumors on newspaper articles concerning the TNT plant in the Donegal, has not been aban- doned entirely. Here's a report out of Washington within the past week: “Col. J. P. Harris, of the War De- partment at Wash;ngton, said today there was “no change” in the gov- ernments attitude with reference to the possiblity of using the Done- gals for an explosives plant. Increased activity of surveyors in the Marietta area prompted some reports here it was under consider- ation again. In a telephons interview, Col. Harris said the situation was the same as when he discussed it with a delegation from that ssction six wcks ago, and told them there was no plan for constructing such a plant within six months if at all Subsequently State officials from Harrisburg discussed other pre- ferred sites in Pennsylvania with Harris.” A TWO CARS COLLIDED; NO ONE WAS INJURED Last Friday morning a collision occurred at the intersection of Mar- ket street and Columbia Avenue. The cars were driven by Walter Sheffler, Manheim street, town, and Clayton Heisey Jr., R2, Mount Joy. Congratulations ! MILTON S. BOWMAN East Main St, this boro, who will celebrate his Eighty-Fourth birth- day Monday, March 16. PREFERS JAIL TO JOB FOR 50 CENTS AN HOUR Paris Billet, forty, Rowenna, who said he preferred jail to working for fifty cents an hour got his wish when he appeared before Justice of the Peace Richard S. Daveler Marietta, Saturday. Billet, who said he was unable to pay a flne and costs of $23.15 on February 27 as the result of a fight following an auto accident, was given until Saturday to raise the money Daveler said, when the man appeared Saturday he told him that he had found work at fifty cents an hour but that he pre- ferréd jail to. working at that wage Daveler then accompanied him by sentencing him to 30 days in the Lancaster county jail. ans ctl) Ir FIVE LOCAL DRAFTEES HAVE ENLISTED RECENTLY County Draft Board No. 1, with headquarters here, announced that five of its registrants had enlisted recently and been accepted for duty with the armed forces. They are: William H. Williams, Marietta, Air Corps; Vernon A. Frey, Elizabeth- town, and Herbert Roeting, Man- heim, Army, and Henry W. Dohner Manheim, R3, and Howard J. Barr, Maytown, Navy. ieee ll QF Qs PLAN TEST BLACKOUT AT BAINBRIDGE MAR. 19 Ervin F. Miller, assistant defense coordinator for Bainbridge, ann- ounced there will be a test black- out held Thursday, March 19 , from 8:45 to 9 P.M. For the alert and blackout the fire company siren will sound at 8:45 p. m. and the all clear will be at | 9p. m. nl Ares GAVE TURKEY DINNER A turkey dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zerph- ey, Delta street, on Saturday, in honor of Mrs. Zerphey’s birthday. The dinner was a complete surprise | to Mrs. Zerphey. TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL Mrs. Abram Mummau, 204 High street, was taken to the St. Joseph's Both cars were slightly damaged but no one was injured. Hospital at Lancaster, on Monday for observation. Mount Joy Trucks will call for newspaper, | magazines, waste paper, old rags, rubber, etc, (no tin cans) according to the following schedule: | First Saturday in every month, West Ward. Third Saturday in every month, ; Fast Ward. | Second Saturday in every month,’ Florin. The Boy Scouts will start out at 9:00 A. M. to gather salvage, Please do not set any waste or salvage out after 10:30 A. M. | Do not save razor blades as they are too dangerous to handle. And Florin Hereafter tin cans will be placed in separate cartons from garbage and will be collected on dates gar- bage is collected. In regards to scrap metal which you wish to donate, our trucks will collect with waste paper. Any per- sons having scrap metal, news- ' papers,” magazines, etc. which they wish to be paid for should notify one of the following commitee and they will notify a junk dealer to call for same. Earl Miller, Wm. Le- Roy Tyndall,” Christ : Walters, Geo. Zink, Harold Brown, Daniel Wolge- (Turn to page 4) . | ber, Changes In Time & Methods Of Collecting Salvage In 1 From a rcport sent out of Milton, Pa., the residents of Conoy and the Donegals can draw a sigh of rzlizf for the present at lcast. Here it is: Preparations ar: going forward at Miltcn, Pa. for the erection of an Army manufacturing plant to bez known as the Pennsylvania Ord- nance Works, a plant which was originally d:signzd for construction in the Donegal section of Lancaster county. Scveral wecks ago tha War de- nartment awarded a contract to the United Stat:s Rubb:zr Company, of New York, for the operation of the plant. Land Less Expensive The State Planning Board was active in selling the Federal gov- 7 ‘Homeless When House Was Burned A family of seven was left home- less when fire destroyed a bunga- low Tuesday afternoon. Flames leveled the dwelling of Kauffold Finnefroch, on the Mari- etta pike, close to the entrance of Grubb Lake. Temporary quarters for four of the children were found by the Children’s Bureau of the Community Service Association. Finnefrock, his wife and their eight-months-old son went to the home of friends in Rohrerhtown. Finnefrock said he placed a cof- fee pot on the gas stove and went outside to work on his automobile. When he looked towards the house he said, it was afire. His wife and (Turn to Page 2) three children were visiting a neig- | i TNT Plant Goes to Milton — Cheaper Land Upstate Than In The Donegals ernm:nt the idea that the Milton area included sites suitable for the plant, and preferabla to Lancaster county because land is less expen- At first a sitz on the east side of the Susquehanna river was con- tamplated, but, more reesntly a sita on the west has be:n planned. sive, The State Planning Board's activ- ity in assisting the Government in fihding an ada2quate sife was ex- plained by F. A. Pitkin, executive director of the board. “Acting at the request of the Government and recogniz- ing the nz2ed for TNT plants in Pennsylvania within reasonable distance of tha sources of supply of raw materials,” Pitkin said, “the (Turn to Page 2) Ren Te Firemen Buy $3 000Worth Defense Bond Friendship Fire Company met last Thursday evening in régular month- ly session at the fire house with approximately fifty members in at- tendance. Fire Chief Ray Myers presented his report as follows: two fires, one Feb, 8th at Root's, Manheim R. D., damage $3,500; Feb, 21, fire at Lloyd Vogle’s, Florin, no damage. The company recommended that the death claim of Frank Hershey bé paid to his widow. They decided to purchasé an ad- ditional $1,500 worth of Defense Bonds with money in the Relief Fund. A similar purchase was made last month. +. The annual memorial services of (Turn to Page 5) To the Public of Lancaster City | and County: The Lancaster Chapter of the American Red Cross wishes to take this opportunity (o extend their sin- | cere appreciation and thanks pub- { licly to all workers who participated in the reeent drive for War Reiici Funds, and to extend their sincere appreciation to ail contributors, as well as organizations, ¢tc.. who con- ducted benefiiz, monies of which were turned over to the Red Cross. It is very heartening to us to real- ize that the Red Cross, the world’s Lan. Chapter American Red Cross Thanks All Donors For War Relief Funds—Mount Joy One of Nine To Exceed Its Quota pc greatest humanitarian organization, is so well received and so well thought of in Lancaster City and County, and it is this thorough co- operation of the public in general which makes it worth while for vol- unteer workers to continue their excellent work. Up to the present time theré has been raised $165,807.37 against the total quota of $180,000.00, $130,000.00 of which was allotted to the Lan- caster Chapter asia quota for war relief -funds and :$50,000.00 for the (Turn to Page 2) | FLAMES DESTROY BROODER HOUSE AND 400 CHICKS One fire was reported during the storm. On the farm of Ga:- two miles north of Maytown, | about 400 chicks burned to death when a brooder house caught fire about 4:30 a. m, Monday. The high wind made, it impoossi- ble to control the blaze and the building was destroyed. Damage is estimated at $400 by firemen from Maytown. rr rs COMPLETED COURSE Private Harry K. Ressler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ressler, of near town, has completed his course in the Air Corps Technical School at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss. He is prepared to serve as an airplane mechanic. Qe II. N. NISSLEY HONORED Mr. H. N. Nissley, cashier of the Union National Bank hse, was re- appointed by Governor James as a member of the Board of Trustees of Millersville State Teachers’ col- J lege. There are cight others. You Be The Judge! In one column of this issue we publish an article out of Washington that there is no change in the TNT situation in the Donegals. In another column is a dispatch from Milton that the plant suppcsed to locate here, has located there. We are giving you the news as it is sent out and you may be the judge. Et ASSAULT AND BATTERY Chief of Police, Elmer Zerphey, arrested Allen Schatz, 210 Mt. Joy Street on a warrant from H. B. Wittle, charged with assault and battery by his wife. In default of bail he was commit- ted to the county jail for a heating. eet Ge POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN Ninteen poles wera blown down southern end of the county during a 50-mile gale Sunday night, That’ entire section was inn darkness as a result. Congratulations! I AMOS BORTZFIELD Of this place, who celebrated his Eighty-Third birthday on Tuesday, March 10. WELL KNOWN YOUNG MAN FROM HERE, ASST. EDITOR Clarence C. Newcomer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. New- ccmer, 401 Market Street, was elected Assistant Managing Editor of the Student Waekly, the Frank- lin and Marshall College news pub- lication, it was announced by Her- bert Ellins, editor. Newcomer was recently inducted into Nu Chapter of the Sigma Pi National Social Fraternity. He is also Freshman Editor of the Oriflame the College year book, and is a member of the Debating team. mi rl WOMAN AND DAUGHTER HAVE TYPHOID FEVER Two cases of typhoid fever were reported Wednesday by Dr. A. J. Greenleaf, county medical director. Mrs. David R. Nissley, forty-sev- en, and her daughter, Lois, seven, Manheim R1, are the patients. Dr. J. Traut Herr, of Landisville, at- tending physician reported their conditions as good. These cases bring to forty-three the number of typhoid cases since the outbreak last May. eset) ees WM. GANTZ, COLORED, FINED 3100 AND COSTS William Gantz, colored, Hopewell street, this place, pleaded guilty to violating the State liquor laws and was fined $100 and costs in the Co. courts this week. State Liquor Control Board agents testified to making purchases of beer and liquor from Gantz at his home here on December 7 and 14. Gantz was charged with selling in- toxicants without a license. etl A eee eee FRACTURES SHOULDER IN FALL FROM BICYCLE Owen Smith, ten-year old son of Mr. Owen Smith, 9 North Mar- ket St. was admitted to the Lan- caster General hospital Sunday aft- ernoon suffering a fracture of the left arm received when he fell off a bicycle. His condition is regarded as fair by attendants. Parents of the child told attendants that the boy fell from the beyele near his home shortly after noon. a FORMER RESIDENT WAS HERE ON A VISIT TUES. Mr. Albert Laskewitz, of Phila- delphia ,a former resident of town, called on old acquaintances in the boro Tuesday. “Al” informs us that his mother and sister have been living in Brooklyn for a number of years and his brother, Dovid, re- sides near Washington, D. C. et eee FIRE CO’'S MEMORIAL SERVICE SUN., MAR. 15 ; The Annual Memorial service of Friendship Fire Co. will be held on ‘Sunday evening, March 15th, at 7:30 P.M. at the First Presbyterian Church. Members will please meet at the Fire House at 7 P.M. and proceed to the church in a body. rm Qe ON THE GRAND JURY Mrs. Blanche H. Bigler, West Main Street, is a member of the Grand Jury in the Lancaster courts this week. ls Makin 100 High School Model Planes Plans and specifications for cooperation in a national program to build 500,000 solid scal= airplanes for the Navy were re- ceived from ths U. S. Office of Edu- cation. Under this program, the cal high school youth will be given an opportunity to contribute ly to the Nation’s war effort. quota is 100 planes, 50 models two of each type. Mr. Robert local model lo- direct- The and Hostteter, Industrial Arts teacher in our high school, is instructing students and other dividuals in constructing model air- craft on accurate scale, these mo- dzls to be used as a training device for the recognition of range estimation and determination of cones of fire. in- aircraft, Szcretary of the Navy Frank Knox in announcing the program said, “The armed services of the United States ne2d 10,000 models of each of 50 different types of fighting aircraft, 500,000 in all, and we need them now. We need them for pur- (Tum to Page 2) ell © 611 Pounds RubberAsked For Retreads County Rationing Board No. 2 has issued certificates for 17 tires and 15 tubes to residents under the ra- tioning program, it was announced after its meeting this week. The board also received the ap- plication of the Lancaster Cap Weld for 611 pounds of camelback, and reported the recapping of tires for H. E. Rudy, Landisville, two tires, J. C. Snavely and Sons, Landisville, four tires, and P. R. Nissley, Land- isville, two tires. Certificates were issued to: Rice and Wiedman, Manhiem pike, two tires, two tubes; Albert J. Herman, | Crippled Children, New Trial Asked In Automobile Accident Case Alfred C. Alspach presented a motion for a new trial on behalf of Irvin K. Snyder, Mount Joy RDI, Mrs. Snyder, and their seven-year= old daughter, Helen, all of whom were injured when their car was in collision with a truck driven by Isaac Hoffer, Jr., of Elizabethtown, RD2. The $750 awarded by a jury last month “for Helen Snyder's eye in- jury was “grossly inadequate,” since her injury was permanent, Alspach said. The accident occur~ red near the State Hospital for in Mount Joy township. : Mortuary Record In This Section Harry J. Freeland, 62, died at Columbia. Mrs. Effie F. Fleck, bia, died yesterday. Mrs. Ida G. Bradly Mann, 52, wife 63, of Colum of Albert P. Mann, died at Col= umbia, : Mrs. Sarah M. Kreiser, 71, wife George W. Kreiser, died at the Ore- ville Mennonite Home. Mrs. Eleanor Geistwite. Mrs, Eleanora E. Giestwite, seve enty-three, widow of Clayton Ceistweit, of Elizabethtown, died at her home of complication of dis- The funeral was held Wed- nesday afternoon with interment in the Mount Tunnel cemetery. . cases. Mrs. Minnie M. Shelly Mrs. Minnie Musser Shelly, sev- enty-three, widow of Harry G. Shelly, died Saturday of heart trouble at the home of her daughter at Palmyta. Mrs. Shelly was born at Maytown, a daughter of the late Rev. John and Anna Kuhnes, (Turn to Page 3) Local Affairs . In General Briefly Told The March session of criminal court is being held this week, Three fire companies are ‘being Lancaster R1, one tire one tube; Elmer Kauffman, Manheim R1, two tires, two tubes; H. E. Rudy, Land- isville, two tires, two tubes; Sydney George, Columbia R1 two tires, two | tubes; R. S. Ludwig, Lancaster, two | tires, two J. C. Snavely and | Sons, Landisville, two tires; F. Roberts, Lancaster, tubes; Miller tires, two tubes. A Mrs.Hostette Hostess To U.B. Societies The Ladies Aid societies of the United Brethren church held their monthly meeting on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Hostetter on Donegal | St. | Mrs. Charles Latchford acted as leader of the Misionary society and | the theme was “I Believe That This | Is the Victory that Overcometh the | World, Even Our Faith.” Mrs. Al- vin Bigler led in prayer. A brief history cf the Women's Missionary Association, presented | in song and story, Mrs. Clinton Eby. Group singing | and duets by Mrs. Warren Bentzel| and Mrs. Robert Hostetter were in- | tersperced in the history. | Scriptures were read by Miss | Della Breneman, Mrs Clarence | Gruber, Mrs. John Booth and | (Turn to Page 6) two tires, Bushong, two and two | and Missionary was in charge of! > following is reprinted from Lancaster New Era: Members of the Brinserite and the River Brethren denominations held the fourth of a series of ann- | ual Fellowship meetings at the| Crossroads River Brethren church on Saturday, and a pastor of each discussed matters which the two faiths have in common. known as the Union Zion Children and the Brethren in Christ, have [a pet shop at Lancaster, {dead in bed. | The organized in Lancaster township. Owners of five ‘unlicensed dogs were arrested and fined $5 and costs each. Edward James | near Ephrata, Becker, aged. 2, fell down stairs and | died. Robert P. Antes, 65, proprietor of was found Columbia,“ sus- at’ the Marf- Ira Stauffer, 45, | tained a fractured leg | etta Army Depot. Inaugural services for Elizabeth tewn college's new president, Der, A. C. Baugher will be held May 20. Mrs, Stella Brubaker, 46, Rohrers- town, mother of seven children, was put to jail for beating her crippled son aged 15 years. Melvin Brubaker 27-year-old farm {hand of Bareville, plead guilty to upsetting tombstones in many Lane caster county cemeteries. ———— i. ENLISTED IN THE NAVY Howard J. Barr, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs, Howard J. Barr, of May-~ | town, has enlisted in the Navy and | left last week for the Naval Train- ing Station at Newport, R. I, rel QAO MAYTOWN LAD HONORED At a meeting of the Future Fare mers of America, John Brubaker, of the Maytown Chapter, was clect~ | ed secretary. A i TL Private Wm. S. Gucker, 23, shot and killed himself at Indiantowm ! Gap while on duty. and River Brethren May Re-unite After 90 Years been separated for nearly 90 years, Brethren were an off- shoot of the Mennonites, and the Brincerites left the River Brethren cver the issue of meeting in church es or in the homes. The meeting Saturday, attended by about 250, was addressed by Rev. River Adam Wenger of Jonestown and by | Bishop Charles Beyers, of Chests The two denominations, formally | bersburg. Plans were made for a similsy (Turn to Page 3)
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